Vehicle 79083
Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series
Builder: Swindon Works
Layout: Inter-City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30196
Diagram: 550
Allocations
| 03/09/56 | New to | 64A (St Margarets) | - on loan from WR |
| 4w/e 20/04/57 | Ex-loan back to | Swindon | |
| 10/10/59 | On loan to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 2w/e 23/09/61 | On loan to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 31/12/61 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | - Previously on loan to ScR now permanently transferred |
| Jan-62 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 4w/e 31/01/70 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| May-71 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| Oct-71 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| Nov-71 | Stored | ||
| 19/10/72 | Withdrawn from | 64H (Leith Central) |
Notes
28-30 Jun-57 - E50415 / incomplete Wickham trailer / W79083 / W79471 exhibited at the Modern Railway Travel exhibition at Battersea Wharf.
07/01/75 - 79083 + 79109 noted on South Gosforth depot for spares recovery
24/08/75 - 79083 + 79109 noted on South Gosforth depot for spares recovery
24/10/75 - withdrawn vehicles 79083, 79109 and 79164 noted at Ely
11/09/77 - Withdrawn vehicles noted at Ely awaiting movement to Snailwell: SC79083, 79086, 79089, 79100, 79103, 79104, 79105, 79109, 79156, 79157, 79158, 79161, 79162, 79164.
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79083 | 79470 | 79089 | Transfer to Ayr - 4w/e 24/10/59 - from WR | ||||||
| 79083 | 79084 | Noted 04/03/60 | |||||||
| 79083 | 51021 | Noted 11/04/60 | |||||||
| 79083 | 79085 | Noted 30/04/60 | |||||||
| 79083 | 79084 | Noted 08/05/60 | |||||||
| 79083 | 79086 | Noted 09/07/60 | |||||||
| 79083 | 59399 | 51019 | Noted 10/07/61 | ||||||
| 79083 | 59400 | 51013 | Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
Images:
29th December 1957
Swindon Inter-City intermediate DMBS W79083 is seen running on its own near Lapworth station at around 12.40pm on Sunday 29th December 1957. Michael Mensing.
1983
Swindon Inter-City DMU vehicle SC79083 (with 3" high numbers) awaiting disposal at Snailwell in 1983. The other vehicles are MkI coaches. Joint Line.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 21st February 1976
E&G Swindon vehicles at Ely Station Yard on 21/2/76 awaiting movement for scrapping - it would be four years before they moved to Snailwell. Right to left are DMSL Sc79164 and DMBSLs Sc79109 and Sc79083. Bob Gregory.